Characters

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Georgeexternal image whos_afraid_of_virginia_woolf-_richard_burton.jpg
  • Walks with the same steady pace
  • Passive aggressive
  • Smokes
  • Doesn't like surprises
  • Grumpy
  • Works in the history department
  • manipulative
  • Messes with Nick when he was trying to understand the painting
  • Insults Martha's father
  • Torments Nick while asking about his job, when he really doesn't care he just wants him miserable too
  • Won't let them leave
  • Against genetic engineering
  • Tried to publish a novel about a boy accidentally killing his parents
  • Attacks Nick and Honey, mocking their marriage and exposing their secrets
  • Kills off their imaginary son
Marthaexternal image Elizabeth-Taylor-Martha-Whos-Afraid-of-Virgina-Woolf.jpg
  • Walks erratically in the beginning, almost limping
  • Decieves George into thinking she is drinking more than she actually is
  • Daughter of George's boss
  • Discontent with the life she and George have
  • Erratic behavior, changing from happy to angry to sad
  • Whiny tones
  • Lazy cleaner
  • Changes clothes for Nick, into something more provocative
  • Never been pregnant
  • Thinks George goes to far in their games when he attacks Honey
George & Martha's Relationship
  • Walk alone together for a long time, but don't talk, with lots of space in between them
  • Start arguing as soon as they enter the house
  • Alternate between being sweet to insulting eachother
  • Marriage defined by sarcasm
  • Martha makes George get the door, and he does, after much conflict.
  • Cruel to each other, even around company
  • Had a boxing story which Martha takes advantage of, where she embarrassed George by knocking him over
  • Fight about details of their son
  • Team up against Nick

Their Son
  • Birthday is the next day
    • No decorations around the house to support this fact
  • Martha and George disagree about the son's eye color
  • Martha says he often threw up because of George
  • George says he ran away because of Martha
  • Imaginary

Martha's Daddy
  • Tells Martha and George what to do and who to invite over
  • George's boss
Nick
  • Good looking
  • Just joined the biology department
  • Didn't want to go to Martha and George's house
  • Genius
  • Athletic
  • Plans to sleep with important women to better his positionexternal image Whos-Afraid-Of-Virginia-Woolf-Sandy-Dennis-04.jpg
  • Easily seduced by Martha
Honey
  • Sweet
  • Plain
  • Not very bright
  • Rich
  • Afraid of having children
Nick & Honey
  • Can see the inevitability in their relationship becoming like George and Marthas
  • Married because of a false pregnancy
  • Not so perfect of a marriage at all